Former Loveland Police Officer Rod Bretches, right, walks into a courtroom Monday at the Larimer County Justice Center in Fort Collins. Bretches, who is accused of sexual exploitation crimes, was in court for a possible disposition hearing that was continued until December.
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Jenny Sparks
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FORT COLLINS – The lawyer for former Loveland Police Officer Rodney Bretches requested more time for a possible disposition when he appeared in 8th Judicial District Court with his client on Monday.

It is the third time that a possible disposition hearing for Bretches, who is charged with sexual exploitation crimes, has been rescheduled.

He is considering a plea agreement on allegations that include possession of child pornography.

“We have been in active discussions with the DA and I'm optimistic we will have a disposition in the near future, but we do need some more time,” attorney Derek Samuelson told Judge Stephen Howard.

Bretches, who resigned from the Loveland Police Department in June after 19 years on the force, was arrested in May after the department began an investigation into a report that he secretly recorded a woman showering at his home and shared it online.

When officers searched Bretches' home as part of the investigation, they allegedly found videos and photographs depicting child pornography. He was charged with felony sexual exploitation of a child and could face up to six years in prison if convicted.

He faces two misdemeanor peeping charges for allegedly recording the woman in his home and could face up to 24 months in prison if convicted.

Samuelson asked for a possible disposition hearing to be scheduled a month out, and due to scheduling conflicts a December court date was settled on.

“By then I'm sure you'll have it either resolved or ready for a not guilty plea,” Howard said.

Bretches has not commented publicly about the case and both he and his attorney declined to comment upon leaving the courtroom on Monday.